Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-27
CARDINAL MANyHya,s VIEWS


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ana N Irish PasliAnsnt.
Mr.. Frank Richasdssn ssads to the baltimore
SON ~ interesting report Of IN interview with
Cardinal Manning IN Ioodon. from which the fol-
lowing u takens 'srhe cardinal evinced accurate
knowiedgs Of American Anair2 He admires our
form OF government but thinks ~ administfati0a
could Be Improved II We had tower elections and
longer terms Of once. he takes much In erest IN
the proposition tor he assembling Of Catholic
congress Of 1nsiish- speaking people. and aAad he
had just recetvsd leese. from Bishop Ireland IN
regard to that matter. asked the cardinal about
the progress Of Catholicism In England he said
It vas most gratifying; thatit was not 20 much IN
comparative point Of numbers g in tho msterial
progress and influence. me church now stood
on happy basis In England, and was given ~
oid not exercise or attempt 70 exercise any direct
influence on iegislaton or potica but OF course It's
Els window . splendid site. covering four acrss
which be secured some time since for the erection
0o gaanG cssncdra n LonaGn ~. ne ssG ne SHOULD
the work Of building this cathedral; that he must
leave Tor his successor. In speaking Of English
We're better sasissd Htk the structure Of sbsI
government and its institutions than thoae Of
Gssa ,n Sritsin, IN no government In sne world
erty "a In Great Britain. One never knew there
was any law until he ran against It. Scotland and
terest II was different with Ireland because of
the different treatment That unhappy island had
Deen ruled BY England for more than three 0entu-
RES by force alone 1t was under Henry Eighth
that the policy was inaugurated which had made
and kept Ireland disaMected Habit not been for this
ireland would have been as devoted and ss loyal
10 the English crown Is scotland. He was an
Engllshman to the backbone, but he knew and
loved the Irish people. more true, more loyal,
and more noble race never existed. Thy could
be ruled with an upfted thumb when kindly and
Justly dealt with, but they never would bow TO
force and wrong. He had often been asked about
boyeotters anu mO0nshiners and 50 on. He be-
lieyed that injustice always developed the worst
passions OF men, and boycotteFs and moOnshiners
, were the product Of injustice. Proper and just
ment for the tranQuizing OF Ireland, and one fea-
ture must be the requirement OF absentee land
lords to return or part with their estates. There
were several big corporations In London which
This was manifestly wrong, and one OF
the rst things to be remeded las that these lands
should 60 into the possession OF those whose aDOr
gave tn m all the value they possess. The cardi-
nal said he had never been much enamOred with
the name OF ''lrtsh Parliament" In his view the
not De one with the prerOgattves Of parlime
as commonly understood, but a chamber which
should have the control OF legislation Affecting
local matters only. said to him had found no
sentiment worth speaking OF In London In favor OF
Irish home rule, and inquired what he thought
about the prospects, He replied that London was
intensity aristocratic intensely welded to custom,
ana therefore opposed to change. But 1t was not
30 In tue provinces. The feeling In favor OF home
rule was growing rapidly every day in the coun-
ually be strong enough to control both houses of
parliament and force justice to be done the Irish.
He could not venture 70 predict when this day
would come, but he hoped to see IL.